Touch Typing Lesson 25: + & - Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the + [plus] and - [hyphen/minus] keys. These keys are used for mathematical equations. In addition, the hyphen is used to spell many words, and a double hyphen [--] is typed to indicate a dash. If you already know the keyboard, try our our business drills or symbol drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '+' key is two rows above the '[' and ']' keys (use your right pinky finger), stretch up and over while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '-' key is two rows above the 'p' and '[' key (use your right pinky finger), stretch up to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
;;; ;p; ppp ;p- ;p- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 18 + 45 - 98 + 90 - 12 + 93 - 33 + 67 - 69 + 37 - 43 + 28 - 21 + 89 - 51 + 43 - 96 + 49 - 59 + 62 - 21 + 29 - 93 + 93 - 63 + 95 - 31 + 14 - 96 + 93 - 25 + 54 - 48 + 17 - 65 + 85 - 15 + 21 - 78 + 12 - 53 + 51 - 22 + 74 - 48 + 66 - 27 + 12 - 66 + 32 - 94 + 46 - 48 + 33 - 37 + 51 - 43 + 52 - 36 + 21 - 50Load Test